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biondolillo, the safety director of the massachusetts department of health said: that's because massachusetts law says compounding pharmacies, which mix custom-made medicines, must have a prescription for every patient for each dose they send out. it appears necc shipped the tainted vials of steroids to medical facilities in bulk, without these prescriptions. cbs news called the necc for a response. the company did not immediately respond. today, government health officials acknowledge there is a regulatory gap when it comes to compounding pharmacies. for instance, massachusetts does not have the authority to track how many vials of a drug are produced. at the federal level, the food and drug administration does not have clear authority to examine records in a compounding pharmacy. the f.d.a. is seeking more authority. pharmacist eric kastango served on a panel creating federal safety standards for the compounding pharmacy industry. who is minding the store in terms of regulation? >> the f.d.a. has worked very hard over the last several years to try to promulgate regulations to clearly define whe
biondolillo, the safety director of the massachusetts department of health said: that's because massachusetts law says compounding pharmacies, which mix custom-made medicines, must have a prescription for every patient for each dose they send out. it appears necc shipped the tainted vials of steroids to medical facilities in bulk, without these prescriptions. cbs news called the necc for a response. the company did not immediately respond. today, government health officials acknowledge there is...
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i was in government, i practiced law. not until your mid-30s do you know what you want to do. >> gayle, he's like your son and like me, a duke graduate and has done a lot of wonderful things. >> he's on the cover of "forbes" magazine. >> he believes like me that duke will have a great team. >> absolutely. >> thank you, david. >> nice to see you. the government began the war on drugs more than 40 years ago. a new documentary argues it's bean massive failure. we'll hear from ♪ >>> watching arrest after arrest i began to see for the first time the destructive impact of drug laws not only they target but those who enforce them as well. problem is that cop that made that cheap drug arrest he's going to get paid. he's going to get the hours of overtime for taking the drugs down to ecu. he's going to get paid for processing the prisoner down energy booking. he's going get paid for sitting back at his desk and writing the paper work for a couple of hours. he'll do that 40, 50, 60 times a month so his base pay might end up being
i was in government, i practiced law. not until your mid-30s do you know what you want to do. >> gayle, he's like your son and like me, a duke graduate and has done a lot of wonderful things. >> he's on the cover of "forbes" magazine. >> he believes like me that duke will have a great team. >> absolutely. >> thank you, david. >> nice to see you. the government began the war on drugs more than 40 years ago. a new documentary argues it's bean massive...
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the radical cleric had not been laced in custody since in her view he must have surely broken some laws. her comments were made during the time abu hamza railed against britain from his mosque in north london. or a fourth stray of straight day, syria and turkey traded tre today. l 's the least sign syria's civil war is now expanding into a threat to regional security. correspondent holly williams is in istanbul. in il reporter: syria's civil war is spilling over its borders. today, the turkish village of guvecci was hurt by two mortar shells. nobody was hurt it & it's thought they were a mistake. the turkish military returns fire for the fourth day in a row. turkey has openly sided with the eebels in syria's conflict, confh so far, it hasn't intervened directly. now some fear that border skirmishes between the two countries could escalate into a regional war. on wednesday, a mortar bomb fired from syria killed five civilians in a turkish border town, including a mother and her three children. in response, the turkish parliament voted to approve the use of force against syria if it's dee
the radical cleric had not been laced in custody since in her view he must have surely broken some laws. her comments were made during the time abu hamza railed against britain from his mosque in north london. or a fourth stray of straight day, syria and turkey traded tre today. l 's the least sign syria's civil war is now expanding into a threat to regional security. correspondent holly williams is in istanbul. in il reporter: syria's civil war is spilling over its borders. today, the turkish...
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. >> to control costs the health-care reform law penalizes hospitals with high readmission rates. they'll actually lose some of that medicare reimbursement money. nationwide that could cost hospitals 290 million dollars in just the next year. >> we realized there were gaps in care once patients left the hospital. >> dr. michael landberg is the chief medical officer at cedars-sinai. since last november his hospital has been working to reduce readmissions, sending medical staff to monitor the health of frequent flyer patients like freda robbins at home. >> in '98 over 52. >> in the past year the hospital reports a 60% reduction in its readmission rate saving an estimated $4 million to medicare and private insurance. >> we can actually find solutions to this problem that is good for the patient and good for our community. >> take a deep breath, in and out. >> robbins is just glad that her days as a frequent flyer are over. >> good. >> i'm just going to stay home. >> you're getting off board. >> i am absolutely getting off board. >> the hospital plans on expanding the program and maki
. >> to control costs the health-care reform law penalizes hospitals with high readmission rates. they'll actually lose some of that medicare reimbursement money. nationwide that could cost hospitals 290 million dollars in just the next year. >> we realized there were gaps in care once patients left the hospital. >> dr. michael landberg is the chief medical officer at cedars-sinai. since last november his hospital has been working to reduce readmissions, sending medical staff...
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scale, i wasn't involved in that transaction but i'd be surprised if these things were breaking the law because god knows they're not saints, to put it mildly, but i think what you're really talking about is how aggressive you want to be in pursuing deals and some people want to be hyperaggressive, and some people don't want to be. it's a matter of how you go about doing deals. >> the multiple of the companies, the takeover premiums were enormous. the somehow shareholders didn't get the competitive boost that they should of, the idea, a lot of these didn't work out so well either. >> in the background, during the bubble, some of these deals are so big that you had to have consortiums. >> right, and that's part of the issue. >> when we come back, the stage is set the stakes are high, former senator ted kaufman prepped vice president joe biden for tonight's debate. we'll find out what he told him and if he can make up for the president's performance the last time around. "squawk" will be back with more from roger altman after a quick break. >>> tomorrow, "squawk box" has a huge line-up fr
scale, i wasn't involved in that transaction but i'd be surprised if these things were breaking the law because god knows they're not saints, to put it mildly, but i think what you're really talking about is how aggressive you want to be in pursuing deals and some people want to be hyperaggressive, and some people don't want to be. it's a matter of how you go about doing deals. >> the multiple of the companies, the takeover premiums were enormous. the somehow shareholders didn't get the...